Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 46265

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 30 April 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether people eligible for the infected blood compensation scheme will retain access to (a) disability grants, (b) dependent children payments and (c) other support scheme benefits.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Any payments received from the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme are disregarded from means tested benefit assessments. This means that compensation payments made through the Scheme will not adversely impact on the means tested benefits received by eithe...

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